Audio amp power spec: Stereo vs. "bridged"?

If the limit is imposed by the supply voltage, not the current capability, then bridging the two amplifiers doubles the possible output voltage, which multiplies the peak power by 4. Evidently the current limit occurs before this full multiple is produced, when bridged.

Thanks.

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What kind of amp?

Specifications are derived by many different ways in order to market the amp.

If car audio, hehe, its all marketing.

Typically, if a professional power amp can go down to 2 ohms/ch min and has a max output of 1000W/ch, then it can bridge to 4 ohms min and will see somewhere in around

Manufacturers do the following to get their "specs".

Typically, if your amp has a minimum impedance handling of 2 ohms, you can only bridge to

1. You're putting both channels into series with one another.

I've been in the professional audio field for 10 years, and I love it ;)

-- single channel driven higher voltage on the primaries (check what voltage they test it at).

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